Eric Goldman

JANUARY 12, 2024

It was an audaciously mockable pivot…and yet, the district court judge shockingly bought the argument. In other words, the district court judge was imprecise about exactly what chattel was being trespassed. ” Implied-in-Law Contract/Unjust Enrichment The court says that these state law claims are preempted by copyright law.

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CaseFox

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The legal proceedings can be broadly categorised into civil and criminal litigation, each governed by distinct laws and procedures. Understanding the key differences between these two types of lawsuits could be extremely helpful if you ever find yourself in a difficult circumstance.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 16, 2024

” A reminder that Section 230 cases often require the judges to apply the immunity to tragic facts. Yet, its wording was cumbersome enough that plaintiffs have nevertheless sought to overturn that modification–and have gotten some district court judges to agree along the way. raise the scienter bar.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 9, 2024

Section 230 preempts her lawsuit against Facebook: “Ninth Circuit precedent interpreting Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. § This judge focused solely on Ninth Circuit precedent, which makes sense because this court is in the Ninth Circuit’s territory and that will help with any appeal).

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 7, 2023

The plaintiffs claim that, “by enabling the transmission of ephemeral content on the application, Defendants facilitate the exchange of CSAM, and that Snap’s design of the application assists users in ‘evad[ing] supervision by legal guardians or law enforcement.'” the application of Section 230 to the failure-to-warn claims.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v. Omegle * To No One’s Surprise, FOSTA Is Confounding Judges–J.B. Craigslist * Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Craigslist Moves Forward–ML v.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 5, 2023

Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v. Omegle * To No One’s Surprise, FOSTA Is Confounding Judges–J.B. Craigslist * Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Craigslist Moves Forward–ML v.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 26, 2024

July 24, 2024) More SESTA/FOSTA-Related Posts * Instagram Defeats Lawsuit Claiming It Was a “Breeding Ground” for Sex Traffickers–Doe v. Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 2, 2024

Tertiary liability is a doctrine too far for this judge, even after all of the plaintiff-favorable inferences made along the way. Then again, the plaintiffs have the ability to amend the complaint, so maybe they can recharacterize Salesforce’s omniscience enough to satisfy this judge. Google LLC , 2024 WL 1892291 (N.D.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 23, 2023

Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v. Omegle * To No One’s Surprise, FOSTA Is Confounding Judges–J.B. Craigslist * Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Craigslist Moves Forward–ML v.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Even though the legal system punished the wrongdoers, the lawsuits continue. The panel summarizes: “Because Does state law claims necessarily implicate Grindrs role as a publisher of third-party content, 230 bars those claims. Salesforce * Omegle Defeats Lawsuit Over Users CappingMH v. Case Citation : Doe v.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JANUARY 20, 2023

Some of them contain 50-state surveys that track variations in state laws on a key issue. Family Law Matters involving domestic relations tend to have high stakes, financially and emotionally. Like other medical malpractice cases, birth injury lawsuits usually require expert testimony and affidavits of merit.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Even though the legal system punished the wrongdoers, the lawsuits continue. Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v. Omegle * To No One’s Surprise, FOSTA Is Confounding Judges–J.B.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

But the plaintiffs found a judge who gave them enough benefit of the doubt to survive a motion to dismiss. violations; but I also think it’s clear this lawsuit is going to fail eventually. That’s a litigation strategy, I guess. ” (As I mentioned, this is an obvious misreading of the provision).

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

9, 2024) The lawsuit alleges Meta addicts teens and thus violates DC’s consumer protection act. Perhaps Facebook should have done a better job articulating this, but the judge was far too eager to disrespect the editorial function. ” State v. District of Columbia v. Meta Platforms, Inc., LEXIS 27 (D.C. Superior Ct.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 11, 2025

I did a fairly lengthy blog post on the intersection of copyright law and city council videos a decade ago; and see this piece by Frank LoMonte about the intersection between copyright law and FOIA laws for government records. In the last month, two more copyright lawsuits over city council videos have triggered my alerts.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

The plaintiff brought a FOSTA lawsuit. In November 2024, a magistrate judge dismissed the plaintiff’s claims against OnlyFans on Section 230 grounds. The plaintiff objected to the magistrate’s R&R, but the supervising judge rejects the objections. Unsurprisingly, this judge thinks the Anderson v.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 3, 2025

Without Section 230, and in the face of a tsunami of new state laws imposing onerous obligations on UGC sites, I will be burdened with increasing legal risks and obligations for allowing readers to comment. What will Internet Law look like in 10 years? I also am a UGC site in that I permit readers to post comments.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

JUNE 28, 2023

Marathe argues judges and lawyers also need to be heavily educated on the latest developments in deep fake technology in order to counter their use in court. Regulations, laws and advanced detection technology are still lacking but urgently needed. Are Judges, Juries and Lawyers Ready? Deepfakes Are Coming to Courts.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 28, 2023

Marathe argues judges and lawyers also need to be heavily educated on the latest developments in deep fake technology in order to counter their use in court. Regulations, laws and advanced detection technology are still lacking but urgently needed. Are Judges, Juries and Lawyers Ready? Deepfakes Are Coming to Courts.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Thus, this lawsuit implicates Section 230’s extraterritorial application, but the court didn’t address this issue. WebGroup Czech Republic * Instagram Defeats Lawsuit Claiming It Was a “Breeding Ground” for Sex Traffickers–Doe v. Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 23, 2024

In light of the strong hostility to Section 23o among the Fifth Circuit judges, every Section 230 case that reaches the Fifth Circuit is likely to be a jurisprudential roller-coaster. appointed Judge Morales from the Southern District of Texas, sitting by designation. Note: the opinion was written by Trump 1.0-appointed

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